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Jack Sweeney, who gained notoriety for his @ElonJet account on X and maintained many of the suspended accounts, said on Threads that the development is “reminiscent of all my accounts getting suspended on Twitter.” The shuttered accounts, which used publicly available data to show the flight paths of private jets, initially displayed a message on Monday that read, “The link you followed may be broken, or the page may have been removed.”

Meta provided no direct warning or explanation for the suspensions, according to Sweeney, who says the accounts appear “blacked out with no options to interact or receive information.” In a statement to TechCrunch, however, an unnamed Meta spokesperson said “Given the risk of physical harm to individuals, and in keeping with the independent Oversight Board’s recommendation, we’ve disabled these accounts for violating our privacy policy.”

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 month ago (4 children)

how much longer will we allow them to conspire against us?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

@bungalowtill @ForgottenFlux

we have to take the steps to not use their platform, or better yet, start a Fediverse server of their own.

I was able to do it myself! the cost of running a Lemmy and Mastodon instance for myself is so cheap... I'm actually shocked more people aren't doing it!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I was able to do it myself! the cost of running a Lemmy and Mastodon instance for myself is so cheap… I’m actually shocked more people aren’t doing it!

I mean what for? It costs even less to use an existing Lemmy or Mastodon server given the minimal load you add.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

@Carighan cause I don't have to play by someone elses rules if they decide to change them when they want.

the Reddit API situation opened my eyes. I pay less than 20 bucks a month and host my family and friends, worth it 🙂

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